New Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and outgoing President Pratibha Patil travel to the Presidential palace riding in a traditional horse-drawn carrige after the swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on July 25, 2012. Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee called for action to tackle India's dire poverty as he was sworn in as president on Wednesday during an elaborate display of pomp and circumstance. Photo Credit: Indian Photo Agency